Motherhood

This summer we are working on developing child independence even if it kills me. I have started to force my children to make decisions, take the lion's share of the responsibility for their actions, and not have to have me...

Six months ago my husband left town for the first time after I gave birth to our second child. My Mom went back home 4 hours away and it was just me. With both kids. By myself. Alone. I...

I always thought I'd be that mainstream Mama, up on the latest baby trends, and who loves a good Pottery Barn Kids catalog and adorable preppy baby clothes. However when it came to trying to conceive and then choosing birth providers, I was...

Brought to you by Nemours CareConnect If your child has a cold or strep throat, it's pretty obvious to see and diagnose. But what happens if there's something going on in their little bodies that we can't see, something like...

It's the end of another school year. I did it! I mean, my son did it. But it was mostly me. OK, fine. It was all him. We just finished our first year of homeschooling, together, as a team. My...

My husband Roy and I decided not to find out the gender of our baby. {Insert loud GASP, moment of silence and then a ton of follow up questions here} Yes I said it correctly. We have decided not...

When I wake up in the morning, I typically grab my phone and spend a few minutes on Facebook before facing the day. This particular morning, the stories I read and videos I watched had me sobbing, but each...

Hearing the horrific first-hand accounts at Orlando's two heart breaking shooting incidents, have caused me to ask myself would my teenagers (even myself) know what to do. No matter who you are and where you live, there are going to...

As parents, I believe we do our best to shield and protect our children from the darkness of the world. It is our hope they will go forth as beacons of light and love. However, there are times that...

I should know better than to read the comments. But I was drawn like a moth to a flame, reading one and then the next and then the next, finding each more ignorant and cruel than the one before. A...

A week ago, my son graduated from a 13-week stay in the NICU at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies. I drove by Pulse daily on my trips to see my little guy, and Winnie Palmer's shadow falls on...

In the day after the tragedy that has struck so close to home, many feelings have come my way. Sadness vs. anger, hope vs. hopelessness, empathy vs. disgust. I turned to social media like so many others just to gain a sense of it all....

“Don’t call me sir. That’s my father. You can call me Gary*.” The sales associate looked at my twelve year old girl with a patronizing grin. “Yes, sir. I mean…sorry.” My daughter stumbled. My daughter, out of habit, continued to use...

Let me preface by saying that I adore my son and I will also adore my daughter when she arrives (due in October). I will always cherish the moments I have with my children. I seriously love my children beyond measures...

I was hit with a pretty harsh realization a few weeks ago: that the majority of my day is spent with children at my job and literally 2 1/2 hours at home with my own kid. That's the reality of...